Revision of EU air quality legislation: Setting a zero pollution objective for air [EU Legislation in Progress]
Air pollution is the single largest environmental health risk in the EU, causing chronic disease and premature mortality.
Briefings
EU rules for renewable hydrogen: Delegated regulations on a methodology for renewable fuels of non-biological origin
Hydrogen is expected to play a key role in a climate-neutral economy, acting as a feedstock, fuel or energy carrier.
Women’s rights in Afghanistan: An ongoing battle
This briefing analyses the current situation of women’s rights in Afghanistan, taking a long view. Women’s rights have been an intense battleground between different actors for over a century, with periods of promising reforms followed by resistance and often reversals of progress.
Interoperable Europe act [EU Legislation in Progress]
While more and more public services have become digital and Member States have voluntarily worked towards cross-border interoperability, the level of interoperability of network and information systems supporting digital public services in the EU is still insufficient.
Revision of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive [EU Legislation in Progress]
Most goods require packaging at several stages of their product life. Packaging is defined in the current Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive (PPWD – Directive 94/62/EC) as ‘products made of any materials of any nature to be used for the containment, protection, handling, delivery and presentation of goods, from raw materials to processed goods, from the producer to the user or the consumer’.
EU cohesion policy support to 25 years of peace in Northern Ireland
EU integration represents an inspiring example of conflict resolution: a cross-border peace project aimed at reconciliation between past enemies and based on cooperation and mutual understanding
The EU’s global approach to research and innovation
According to a 2021 recommendation by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), international cooperation in science and technology qualifies as bilateral and multilateral cooperation to advance knowledge through basic and applied research, with the involvement of a wide range of research and innovation (R&I) players as well as governments.
The EU’s external borders: Key trends and developments
The gradual phasing-out of checks at internal borders within the EU was accompanied and preconditioned by the strengthening of the EU’s external borders.
Artificial intelligence [What Think Tanks are thinking]
This note gathers links to the recent publications and commentaries from many international think tanks on artificial Intelligence.
Progress on the European Commission’s 2021-2027 digital education action plan
Digital transformation powered by innovation and technological development is reshaping the society and economy, making the acquisition of digital competences key in a world increasingly mediated by digital technologies.